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Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Situation in Vietnam, 2/8/1965, Volume 3, Tab 29," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

. The President replied that all Viet Cong actions did call for a response but w e did not int.end to limit our actions to ret aliating against Viet Cong attacks. TGP 8ECREI' /SENSITIVE- . . .. .., ...... TOP SECRET /SEt'lSITIVE -4 Senator Dirksen asked

Folder, "[January 25, 1966 - 5:30 p.m. Meeting with Congressional Leadership on Resumption of Bombing]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

bombs. 3. Increase isolation of U.S. 4. More \\e destroy North Vietnam, the more we treat with China instead of North Vietnam. Dirksen: (Recounted Wilson's declaration of war, and how people applauded his declaration of death.) I am sensitive to young

Folder, "[February 24, 1966 Meeting with Congressional Leaders]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

~aeni:: Presidant, Vice President, Harriman, as w·en as -- ~·· Congreasiona.l Leaders: 1tlcCormack, Albert, Smathers, Ford, Arends, Kucne l, Boggs, Long, Dirksen. Presid~t: The Vice President made report to m-e. Governor Harriman and Vice ?resident

Folder, "[July 1967 - May 1968 Meetings with Correspondents]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

Folder, "January 25, 1968 - 1:26 p.m. Pueblo 5 - Luncheon meeting - Rusk, McNamara, Katzenbach, Wheeler, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

was interrupted by the telephone. He talked for several minutes with Senator Dirksen. After the conversation ended the President reported that he had told Senator Dirksen that we will take whatever diplomatic moves that are available, that we will meet whatever

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 3 April 1964 - 20 May 1964," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

situation was bett.,r, the eountl'y ln sounder hands, but the economic and social problems remain. He emphasized that we dld not englnee-r the overthrow (statlng t•even CIA did not''}. Rusk was questioned by Senato\'& Morse and Dirksen concernlng outstanding

Folder, "[July 19, 1966 Meeting with Members of Senate and House Appropriations Committee]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

will do one of two things. The first would be to veto an appropriations bill; the second would be to withhold the authorizations to the departments. THE PRESIDENT: (Read minutes of yesterday• s meeting quoting Senator Dirksen that the President just

Folder, "January 30, 1968 - 1 p.m. Pueblo 11 - Foreign Affairs Luncheon Rusk, McNamara, Clifford, Helms, etc.," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

this morning? The President: I thought we did very little good, very little harm. General Brown was not a good briefer. He does not speak with authority. We need to take the toughest questions we get and answer them with authority with Senator Dirksen

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Vietnam Reprisals, 2/7/1965, Volume 3, Tab 28," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 1 (Item)

members of Congress at the NSC meeting? MR . REEDY: Yes . Last night Senator Mansfield and Speaker MacConnack. This morning Senator Mansfield, Speaker MacCormaok and Representative For d. Q. Was Dirksen invited and unable to attend? MR . REEDY : I do

Folder, "[November 7, 1968 Foreign Policy Meeting - Family Dining Room]," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

he wants both Rusk and Humphrey in his Administration. (laughter). I think Rusk should talk with him. with him on the phone. You may want to go down or talk I will see Dirksen this afternoon. Secretarv Rusk: A. B. It is a question of how

Folder, "[November 20, 1967 - Meeting with Bipartisan Leadership on Devaluation of Pound]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 2 (Item)

Senator Senator Mansfield Dirksen Robert Byrd Hayden Kuchel Russell Smathers Williams Young Speaker McCormack Representative Ford Representative Boggs Representative Bow Representative Byrnes Representative Laird The P resident Opened meeting by saying

Folder, "Meetings With the President -- 4 January 1964 - 28 April 1965," McCone Memoranda, Box 1 (Item)

, Sec:retul•• Rusk and McNamara, Mr. McCone, Mr. Bundy. Senatore Mansfield, Humphroy, Dirksen, Kuchel, Speaker McCormack, Boggn, Halleck, Arends. and one or two others 1. Tho President spoke at aome len1th on the South Vletname•e policies, reading a letter

Folder, "October 3, 1967 - 6:10 p.m. Rusk, McNamara, Rostow, Helms, Christian Robin Olds and Col. Cross," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 1 (Item)

with the Joint Chiefs on bombing. They re commend Phucyen Air Field again. Secretary Rusk: Not right now, I would defer that 24 hours until we get Pennsylvania out of the way. The President read ticker items of Senator Dirksen 1 s debate on the Senate floor today

Folder, "October 14, 1968 Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisory Group," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 4 (Item)

with Hanoi, go to candidates and key leaders. 1. 6. Mansfield, 2. Dirksen, 3. Russell, 4. Speaker. Albert, 5. Ford The President: How many in State know. Secretary Rusk: Four. Secretary Clifford: The major equation is elementary. Taking Hanoi at its word

Folder, "[July 21-27, 1965 Meetings on Vietnam] [ADDED TO FILE, 6/28/85]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

Folder, "[NSC Meeting on] Monetary Issues, Vietnam, UN, 11/25/1968, Volume 5, Tab 76," National Security Council Meetings Files, NSF, Box 2 (Item)

was requested giving all the r ea sons why th1 talks should or should not be held which he could use in a conversation with Senator Dirksen. Secretary Clifford: The Germans and British want us to go ahead with the arms talk. They are prepared to have us take

Folder, "[September 1967 Meetings with Correspondents]," Meeting Notes Files, Box 3 (Item)

Dirksen had changed his mind on rent supplements and was going to work for it and that the idea was one developed by the Chamber of Commerce in 1937. 8. One of the Election Observers Q: After having come back from Vietnam as an observer during

Folder, "March 4, 1968 - 5:33 p.m. Meeting with Senior Foreign Policy Advisors," Papers of Tom Johnson, Box 2 (Item)

~~™~tlie ~~AqB.tlilt~~ which were yesterday postponed; that is, with Senators Rus sell and Dirksen; Congr·e ssman Rivers; and, via General Goodpaster, with General Eisenhower. ' :: 6;t-~~. Once y ou have come to a decision, y~u will need urgent refinement

Folder, "[December 18, 1965 - 12:35 p.m. Meeting with Foreign Policy Advisors on Bombing Pause," Meeting Notes Files, Box 1 (Item)

~rselves? The Republicans are l~oklng for an exit • . When we suffer reverses, it will be attri butable to this. The support we have will be weak as dishwater. The answer to Dirksen is that no real settlement came from Korea ••• They allowed North Viet-Nam